Year % of male labor force ages 15-24 (national estimate) 1975 2.79 1976 2.8 1982 7.39 1983 7.74 1984 6.07 1985 5.93 1986 4.68 1987 4.43 1989 3.16 1990 4.775 1991 8.499 1992 16.19 1993 26.056 1994 25.182 1995 20.868 1996 22.435 1997 22.66 1998 18.082 1999 17.064 2000 10.801 2001 12.704 2002 13.412 2003 15.472 2004 19.809 2005 22.005 2006 20.967 2007 18.773 2008 19.722 2009 26.26 2010 25.855 2011 23.29 2012 25.016 2013 24.755 2014 24.231 2015 21.22 2016 20.506 2017 18.797 2018 18.551 2019 20.538 2020 24.999 2021 25.216 2022 20.153 2023 22.514